Nueva Escena is pleased to present HARDWARE DREAMS, written and performed by Sunilda Caraballo, directed by Joe Ricci. HARDWARE DREAMS will play a 1-week limited engagement at Theater for the New City (115 1st Avenue, between East 9th and East 10th St.), as part of the Borimix Festival 2010. Performances begin Thursday, November 18th through Sunday, November 21st.
Hardware Dreams takes us on an inspiring journey back to 1980s Santurce, Puerto Rico, where a girl?s unconventional childhood working at a local hardware store, ?the family business,? accompanied by her parents, three siblings, four dogs, and an aunt turn out to be the heartbeat that helped her become an entertainer in New York City. Join award-winning boricua, Sunilda Caraballo, in her hilarious and inspiring story. Filled with music, dance and Latin flavor, with 100% laughter guaranteed.
Modesto Lacén is the producing director. Venus Gitana Delmar is the production stage manager.
HARDWARE DREAMS plays the following performances:
Thursday, November 18th and Friday, November 19th at 8pm
Saturday, November 20th and Sunday, November 21st at 3pm & 8pm
Tickets are $18 and are now available online at www.BrownPaperTikets.com or by calling 1-800-838-3006. Tickets may also be purchased at Theater for the New City box office two hours prior to show time.
Running time: 60 minutes, no intermission
BIOGRAPHIES
Sunilda Caraballo (Writer, Performer) is a native of Santurce, Puerto Rico. This multitalented performer, now a proud mother, began her career in the performing arts as a dancer. She started her training with Ballet Teatro Municipal de San Juan and later on with the School for the Performing Arts. Dance credits include: Ballet Hispanico, The Metropolitan Opera Ballet The Magic Flute directed by Julie Taymor, The New York City Opera La Traviata, Thomas/Ortiz Dance Company, Radio City Music Hall, MTVTr3s, Telemundo, Olga Tanon, Jerry Rivera, among others. Theatre credits: Off Broadway and tour company of Celia, based on the life and music of Celia Cruz, where she got rave reviews for her multiple roles, including the role of Tia Ana; Repertorio Español and the Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre. She has also performed her own writing material as a Stand-up comedian at Carolines on Broadway, Nuyorican Poets Café, and the Triad Theatre. Her one-woman show Hardware Dreams, has had successful runs at the People Improve Theatre, La Tea?s One Festival, and the Midtown InterNational Theatre Festival. Sunilda is the recipient of the 2009 NBC Improv Diversity Scholarship, as well as the 2009 and 2010 "Best Choreography? HOLA Award. She holds a B.A. in Communications, with a minor in theatre and dance from the University of Puerto Rico.
Joe Ricci (Director) is pleased and excited to be working with Sunilda on Hardware Dreams. Along with his work on this show, Joe is the writer and co-host of the ongoing hit Vintage Variety at the Triad theatre. He is also in pre-production as the director of a new play, Anywhere, Anywhere, due to have its premiere in early 2011. He directed the critically acclaimed Tricia Brouk Dining Alone. An amazing experience where he not only had his first foray into directing a dance play, but, he ended up marrying the star, Tricia Brouk. As an actor, Joe recently made his Broadway debut as Mike in the hit A View from the Bridge starring Liev Schreiber and Scarlett Johansson. He spent a better part of the last 10 years in and out of the off-Broadway hit, I Love You, You?re Perfect, Now Change.
